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The original film starring George Segal, Jane Fonda and Ed McMahon (Johnny Carson's sidekick) is a much better movie than the remake with Jim Carrey, Tea Leoni and Alec Baldwin.

After aerospace executive Dick is fired unexpectedly, he and his wife, Jane, resort to armed robbery to continue their privileged suburban lifestyle. Hilarious social commentary about the "Great Recession" of the late 1970s. Perhaps this film is an early warning of the danger of overspecialization in a modern economy.

George Segal and Jane Fonda have fabulous chemistry. I would rate their original film at 4.50 stars.